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CVCA junior soccer stars Speas & Mason to play at UA

June 4, 2008

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy juniors Ben Speas and Matt Mason have made oral commitments to play soccer at the University of Akron, CVCA soccer coach Jason Spodnik said. UA men’s soccer coach Caleb Porter cannot comment on Speas and Mason until they have signed letters of intent, which Spodnik said they can do in early [...]

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CVCA senior soccer trio to play in college

June 4, 2008

Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy coach Jason Spodnik confirmed that a trio of Royals seniors will continue their acadmic and soccer careers in college. Blake Berkey, Alex Sosler and Danny Thompson were pivital players for a CVCA team that won the Division II state championship and compiled an 18-1-3 record. The Beacon Journal previously reported Thompson’s [...]

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Tell your inspirational stories

April 8, 2008

When it comes to track, it’s always about who ran the fastest, jumped the highest or threw the shot or the discus the farthest. But sometimes there are stories, GREAT, INSPRATIONAL STORIES, that don’t have to do with who won. For instance, I remember watching the local news in the fall, I think it was, [...]

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Medina’s Paige Maxwell selects Ohio State for soccer

December 21, 2007

Medina senior Paige Mawell will continue her soccer and academic careers at The Ohio State University. Maxwell was named a NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American and earned Division I first-team All-Ohio honors this past fall after playing a variety of positions. She primarily played defense and at forward, and scored seven goals and had five assists for [...]

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Soccer: Boys Division II state final player of the game

November 10, 2007

Soccer Boys Division II state final CVCA 2, Kettering Alter 0 Varsity Letters Player of the Game: CVCA senior midfielder Danny Thompson. It was the ultimate day of soccer for the Thompson family of CVCA. CVCA senior midfielder Danny Thompson scored two goals to lead the Royals to a 2-0 win over Kettering Alter in [...]

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Soccer: Boys Division II state final

November 10, 2007

The CVCA boys soccer team is the Division II state champion. The Royals (18-1-3) defeated Kettering Alter 2-0 Saturday afternoon at Columbus Crew Stadium to capture the title. CVCA senior midfielder Danny Thompson carried the Royals to victory with two goals in the 72nd and 75th minutes.

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Soccer: Boys Division II state final

November 10, 2007

It’s official: CVCA senior midfielder Danny Thompson has taken over. Thompson score another goal with 5:41 left in the second half to extend the Royals’ lead to 2-0. If CVCA hangs on, it will win its second state championship in four years. Stay tuned for updates.

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Soccer: Boys Division II state final

November 10, 2007

CVCA took a 1-0 lead with 8:56 remaining in the second half. The Royals scored when senior midfielder Danny Thompson’s corner kick hooked into the upper-right corner of the goal. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Soccer: Boys Division I final

November 10, 2007

CVCA seems to have a slight advantage in overall speed. The Royals were on the attack in the first half, and had four shots on goal to Kettering Alter’s one. But the score at halftime is 0-0. Stay tuned for more updates.

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Soccer: Boys Division II state final

November 10, 2007

I’m back in the pressbox at Columbus Crew Stadium watching the CVCA boys soccer team play Kettering Alter in a Division II state championship game. There is 26:00 left in the first half, and the score is 0-0. Stay tuned for updates.

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Soccer: Boys Division I state final

November 9, 2007

Hilliard Davidson held on to defeat Jackson 2-1 in a Division I state final Friday at Columbus Crew Stadium.

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Soccer: Boys Division I state final

November 9, 2007

Jackson cut Hilliard Davidson’s lead to 2-1 in the 52nd minute when junior midfielder Evan McCreary scored off an assist from junior midfielder Dustin Kiaski. There is 24:00 left in the second half. Hilliard Davidson still leads 2-1. Stay tuend for updates.

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Soccer: Boys Division I state final

November 9, 2007

I’m in the pressbox at Columbus Crew Stadium watching the Jackson boys soccer team take on Hilliard Davidson in the Division I state championship game. It doesn’t look good for the Polar Bears right now. Hilliard Davidson scored a goal in the 16th minute and added another in the 25th minute to take a commanding [...]

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Only two remain

November 8, 2007

Four area soccer teams advanced to the state semifinals this week, but only two earned a chance to play for a state title in Columbus this weekend. The CVCA and Jackson boys teams won their respective state semifinal matchups and will vie for state championships. CVCA defeated Napoleon 3-0 on Tuesday and advances to play [...]

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Player of the Game: girls soccer

November 1, 2007

GIRLS SOCCER DIVISION II REGIONAL SEMIFINAL ARCHBISHOP HOBAN 1, FINDLAY LIBERTY-BENTON 0 Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Hoban sophomore forward Juliana Libertin. Libertin scored the game’s only goal in the fifth minute to lift the Knights (14-3-1) over the previously undefeated Eagles (19-1-0). Libertin has scored seven goals of her 34 total goals in [...]

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Roosevelt senior picks University of Iowa for soccer

October 11, 2007

Kent Roosevelt senior Emily Moran has committed to continue her academic and soccer career at the University of Iowa. Moran earned Division I Greater Akron All-District honors last fall as the Rough Riders’ goalkeeper and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Developmental Program. She is also a place-kicker on Roosevelt’s football team. Moran earned [...]

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Boys soccer: Player of the Game

September 19, 2007

Boys soccer Walsh Jesuit 4, St. Vincent-St. Mary 1 (click here for a game story) Varsity Letters Player of the Game: Walsh Jesuit senior midfielder Chris Barton had one goal and two assists to lead the Warriors (3-2-4) over the host Irish (4-3-3) on Tuesday night. Barton, an Ohio State University recruit, opened the scoring [...]

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Lake girls soccer record broken

September 17, 2007

Senior forward Jess Wilson broke the Lake girls soccer team’s career scoring record with her first of three goals Monday night in a 4-1 victory over Marlington. Lake improved its record to 5-3-0 with the win. Wilson now has 53 career goals.

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Northwest girls soccer team remains undefeated

September 12, 2007

The Northwest girls soccer team defeated Alliance 2-0 Wednesday to improve to 7-0 overall and 3-0 in the Northeastern Buckeye Conference. Freshman forward Kathy Demaree and senior forward Megan Green each scored goals for the Indians. “We’re playing real well as a team, we are passing well and moving without the ball the well,” Northwest [...]

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Moore commits to University of Akron soccer team

August 29, 2007

Firestone senior Dominic Moore has orally committed to the University of Akron soccer team, Falcons coach Mark Schwerdtfeger said. Moore, who is also an accomplished hurdler in track, played stopper in the Falcons defensive alignment last fall. “He is such a strong defender,” Schwerdtfeger said. “He is a really good leader and he is probably [...]

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